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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






2. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






3. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






4. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






5. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






6. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






7. What function is vitamin A?






8. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






9. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






10. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






11. How many calories/gram is protein?






12. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






13. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






14. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






15. The higher the BMR a client has --






16. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






17. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






18. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






19. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






20. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






21. What type of people need extra protein?






22. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






23. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






24. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






25. What is the function of vitamin C?






26. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






27. What does DASH stand for?






28. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






29. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






30. What is normal albumin levels?






31. What is RDA of protein?






32. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






33. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






34. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






35. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






36. When does BMR increase?






37. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






38. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






39. Sources of fats






40. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






41. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






42. Fats can lead to some medical problems






43. What foods have high quality protein?






44. When does BMR decrease?






45. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






46. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






47. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






48. Where can you get more vitamin D?






49. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






50. What is normal BMI?